N⁶-甲基腺苷(N⁶-methyladenosine, m⁶A)修饰是真核生物信使 RNA中最丰富的表观遗传修饰,其失调会导致mRNA异常生物学行为如翻译和降解紊乱,从而调控肿瘤发生发展。近期研究表明m⁶A在免疫调控过程中可发挥重要作用,其不仅可调节免疫细胞的活化,还在肿瘤微环境中免疫应答发挥重要调控作用,从而影响免疫治疗效果。越来越多的证据表明m⁶A修饰可能是肿瘤免疫治疗的重要潜在干预靶点。本文阐述了免疫细胞中m⁶A修饰调控及其在肿瘤免疫微环境中相关调节作用,并进一步探讨了靶向m⁶A调控蛋白在肿瘤免疫治疗中的干预策略及潜在治疗价值。

N⁶-methyladenosine (m⁶A) modification is the most abundant epigenetic modification in eukaryotic messenger RNA (messenger RNA). Its dysregulation drives abnormal transcription and translation processes, which promotes the occurrence and development of tumors. Studies have shown that m⁶A modification can regulate the activation of immune cells and their infiltration into the tumor microenvironment (TME), which may affect the efficiency of immunotherapy. Therefore, m⁶A modification may be a potential target for tumor immunotherapy. This paper describes the modification of m⁶A in immune cells and the antitumor immune response associated with TME, and explores the potential therapeutic value of targeting m⁶A regulators in tumor immunotherapy.